Opportunities and Competitions
SNOWYfest 2006 Call for Entries
Entry deadline: 31 March 2006
Entries are now open for the 2006 SNOWYfest International Film Festival. To be held in Thredbo from 16-18 June, the 2006 festival will again feature the Best Capital Region Filmmaker category. Congratulations again to Serge Ou who won the category in 2005 with his film, Gimmie Shelter.
Entry forms are available at www.snowyfest.com.
Tropfest 2006 Call for Entries
Entry deadline: 19 January 2006
The Sony Tropfest 2006 entry form is now available. To download the official entry forms and filmmaker info guides, visit the Sony Tropfest website www.tropfest.com.
Keeping with the Sony Tropfest tradition, all short films must not exceed seven minutes and must include the Tropfest Signature Item (TSI) to show that the film has been made specifically for Sony Tropfest. The 2006 TSI is ﾑBubble' and we encourage you to incorporate it into your film creatively and in any way you like.
Entries close on Thursday January 19th 2006 at 6pm giving you just under two months to transform your ideas into a short film!
Sydney Film Festival 2006
Entry deadline: 17 February 2006
The Sydney Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 53rd event. With over 235 screenings of features, documentaries and shorts, attracting over 130,000 film-goers a year, the Sydney Film Festival is a great way to get your film seen by a large, film-loving, film-literate audience.
We are seeking features, documentaries, short films and animations for the 53rd annual festival. Films over 30 minutes in length must be NSW premieres, films under 30 minutes in length must be Sydney metropolitan premieres. Entry forms, rules and regulations are available from our website - www.sydneyfilmfestival.org.
Festival dates are: 9 to 25 June 2006.
Deadlines for entries: 17 February 2006.
Details of our Australian short films competition will be circulated in the coming weeks.
Bearcage Productions Positions Vacant
Bearcage Productions is seeking to employ two producer's assistants. For more information, visit www.bearcage.com.au.
Any enquiries should be directed to employment@bearcage.com.au.
ACT Filmmakers Network Equipment Hire Deal
Valid from Wednesday 30 November ﾖ Friday 23 December
The ACT Filmmakers Network is offering a deal on equipment hire from 30 November to 23 December. When you hire the Panasonic DV Camera for a weekday or weekend, you will also get all the Sound Equipment free. The sound equipment includes: Sennheiser ME 66 Microphone and Power Module, Softie, Microphone Mount and Pistol Grip, Sony, High Definition Sound Headset, 3.2 Metre Fishpole & Two Channel Field Sound Mixer and the Sony Cordless Radio Microphone. The deal represents a saving of over $60.00 for a weekday and over $125.00 for a weekend.
For details, email: admin.actfilmmakers@netspeed.com.au.
Entry deadline: 31 March 2006
Entries are now open for the 2006 SNOWYfest International Film Festival. To be held in Thredbo from 16-18 June, the 2006 festival will again feature the Best Capital Region Filmmaker category. Congratulations again to Serge Ou who won the category in 2005 with his film, Gimmie Shelter.
Entry forms are available at www.snowyfest.com.
Tropfest 2006 Call for Entries
Entry deadline: 19 January 2006
The Sony Tropfest 2006 entry form is now available. To download the official entry forms and filmmaker info guides, visit the Sony Tropfest website www.tropfest.com.
Keeping with the Sony Tropfest tradition, all short films must not exceed seven minutes and must include the Tropfest Signature Item (TSI) to show that the film has been made specifically for Sony Tropfest. The 2006 TSI is ﾑBubble' and we encourage you to incorporate it into your film creatively and in any way you like.
Entries close on Thursday January 19th 2006 at 6pm giving you just under two months to transform your ideas into a short film!
Sydney Film Festival 2006
Entry deadline: 17 February 2006
The Sydney Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 53rd event. With over 235 screenings of features, documentaries and shorts, attracting over 130,000 film-goers a year, the Sydney Film Festival is a great way to get your film seen by a large, film-loving, film-literate audience.
We are seeking features, documentaries, short films and animations for the 53rd annual festival. Films over 30 minutes in length must be NSW premieres, films under 30 minutes in length must be Sydney metropolitan premieres. Entry forms, rules and regulations are available from our website - www.sydneyfilmfestival.org.
Festival dates are: 9 to 25 June 2006.
Deadlines for entries: 17 February 2006.
Details of our Australian short films competition will be circulated in the coming weeks.
Bearcage Productions Positions Vacant
Bearcage Productions is seeking to employ two producer's assistants. For more information, visit www.bearcage.com.au.
Any enquiries should be directed to employment@bearcage.com.au.
ACT Filmmakers Network Equipment Hire Deal
Valid from Wednesday 30 November ﾖ Friday 23 December
The ACT Filmmakers Network is offering a deal on equipment hire from 30 November to 23 December. When you hire the Panasonic DV Camera for a weekday or weekend, you will also get all the Sound Equipment free. The sound equipment includes: Sennheiser ME 66 Microphone and Power Module, Softie, Microphone Mount and Pistol Grip, Sony, High Definition Sound Headset, 3.2 Metre Fishpole & Two Channel Field Sound Mixer and the Sony Cordless Radio Microphone. The deal represents a saving of over $60.00 for a weekday and over $125.00 for a weekend.
For details, email: admin.actfilmmakers@netspeed.com.au.